Casey Walker: My Hometown — How St. Louis Continues to Inspire the Music of Cavo
“STL helps push us to be the best Cavo that we can be” The CAVO in STL Story: Cavo started around 2000. We really just wanted to start a band without any pre-conceived ideas. We were all from STL and just wanted somewhere that the four of us could just write music...
Jessie Baylin: The Adventure of ‘Strawberry Wind’
How a “beautiful divide” inspired Baylin’s magical new children’s album Singer/songwriter Jessie Baylin will be releasing her new children’s album, Strawberry Wind, on April 27. The New Jersey-bred, Nashville-based artist collaborated with longtime...
Behind the Lens: 6 Degrees of Anthrax
Inspiration when you least expect it Scott Ian of Anthrax If you take a glance at the Artist Waves “About Page” you’ll see it begins with: To inspire through the arts. From time to time I force myself to go back and re-read those words, just to get my head straight....
Brian Fallon’s ‘Sleepwalkers’ Translated to Dream-Like Photos
There’s an ocean of hope underneath the grey sky where you’re dreaming Photo by Drew Gurian Brian Fallon’s second solo record, Sleepwalkers, was released this past Friday. Different from 2016’s Painkillers, Fallon found his sophomore solo effort to be written from...
5 Reasons to Listen to Bob Marley in the Morning
From feeling the sunshine to one love Art by: Jesse Joshua Watson Sun is shining, the weather is sweetMake you want to move your dancing feet…here I am Influenced by a Mighty Mystic hangover from last week, my music so far this week has been a sea of Bob Marley....
Michelle Shiers: Behind the Lens of Three Favorite Photos Mine
The stories behind killers shots of Lauren Ruth Ward, Hal Blaine & Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, with photographer Michelle Shiers Photographer: Michelle ShiersFrom: Los Angeles, CAWhere you can find me:http://michelleshiersphotography.com/ Follow along on:facebook...
20 Years of Pearl Jam’s ‘Yield’ in 10 Inspiring Lyrics
Arms wide open with the sea as his floor 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4…sorry. 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 Welcome to Yield, Pearl Jam’s fifth studio record, released 20 years ago — February 3, 1998 to be exact. For album facts — Yield was recorded in Seattle and Atlanta, produced by Brendan...
Mighty Mystic: How Bob Marley Has Inspired My Life and Music
To the mainland from the heart of the Caribbean Boston-based reggae artist and younger brother of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Mighty Mystic is considered to be one of the leaders in the modern day reggae revival. His latest record, The Art of Balance, is...
Leah Shapiro, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: My Journey to ‘Wrong Creatures’
Overcoming brain surgery and back behind the kit, with BRMC drummer, Leah Shapiro Photo by: Michelle Shiers October 2014: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club drummer, Leah Shapiro, announces she will undergo surgery in order to treat a brain condition called Chiari...
The National: Reflect on the Emotion of Winning A Grammy
“This award is for our whole family” — The National guitarist and producer Aaron Dessner Photo by: Graham MacIndoe Brooklyn-based rock band, The National, won a GRAMMY award in the ‘Best Alternative Music Album’ category for their 2017 release Sleep Well Beast during...